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Sun has set over the last day of presidential campaigning, but the candidates aren’t done working just yet.

It will be early Tuesday morning before Sen. John McCain calls it a night: he has two more events scheduled tonight, in Henderson, Nev., and in his home state of Arizona.

Sarah Palin, too, has a late night in store, with rallies to attend in Reno and Elko, Nev.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden will be ending the night earlier, with Obama wrapping things up with a rally in Manassas, Va., and Biden holding a climactic event of his own in Philadelphia, Pa.

Both campaigns have already worked themselves to the bone today: by the night’s end, McCain will have held events in seven different states, and Obama has campaigned in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia despite learning that his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, succumbed to cancer this afternoon.

The candidates have been relentlessly on-message in their campaign stops, with McCain and Palin urging their supporters to upset expectations Tuesday and Obama and Biden focusing on a message criticizing conservative economic policies.

“We need to win New Mexico tomorrow,” McCain said at an evening rally in Roswell, N.M. “Get your neighbors to the polls. I need your vote.”

McCain also acknowledged the death in Obama’s family, telling the crowd: “We mourn his loss and we are with him and his family today.”

McCain began his day with rallies in Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Indiana. At a rally in Indianapolis, fighting a hoarse throat, the Arizona senator touted his experience and assured his supporters that the electorate would defy expectations on Tuesday.

“I’ve been tested and I pass the test,” he said. “They don’t know it, but the Mac is back.”

Obama kicked off his own last-minute campaign tour with an appearance in Jacksonville, Fla., where he tried to put one of McCain’s top campaign-trail gaffes back in the headlines.

“Remember what he said when he was here on September 15?” Obama asked the crowd, referring to Jacksonville’s Veterans’ Memorial arena. “He said – and I quote – ‘the fundamentals of our economy are strong.”

Addressing a crowd estimated at 9,150 people, and with many seats in the venue still empty, Obama tripped himself up with a minor gaffe, telling the crowd: “Republicans are spending a lot of time on ads here in Ohio.”

He corrected himself by explaining: “I’ve been traveling too much.”

At an afternoon rally in Charlotte, N.C., Obama also discussed his grandmother’s death.

“She is going home,” he told supporters. “She was one of those quiet heroes that we have all across America.”

“If Obama hasn’t closed the deal with them after two years in the campaign and a year as the nominee of their party, maybe they’re holding out for a good reason,” Davis said, acknowledging, “It’s just a tough environment. And we’re not playing on a level playing field.”

What does that say about McCain since he has been campaigning almost the same amount of time?

I think that whichever candidate wins this election, global poverty needs to be one of the top issues on the agenda that he has. According to The Borgen Project: $30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger. $540 billion: Annual U.S. Defense Budget.

I'm sure the McCain Campaign appreciates using their limited resources trying to secure votes in areas where they THINK they'll need to attract more votes, because of people like you who try to "fool" the pollsters, rather than directing those resources to areas where they actually DO need to focus.

All you've accomplished is helping the McCain waste their resources in places where those resources aren't needed.

I have had it. If you want a Socialist, Marxist, idiot for a president go ahead. Just don't start crying when you lose your job and we are bombed again by terrorist.

What? You mean like how America was bombed under Bush's watch despite numerous warnings of its approach? Or like how millions of Americans have lost their Job under Bush's watch? Or how the US Economy crashed under Republican rule of the White House, Congress and Senate.... with added support from a Republican dominated Supreme Court...

You've had it? WELL.... we've had it with you too, and your party's incompetence, smears, lies and propaganda. Take care and dont let the door hit you on the way out.

I'd take that over a wife beating, Facist PIG like McGland. Nice Character for Mcain, Leave your wife in a traffic accident then cheat on her with the stepford bimbo. I bet he is banging The Dimwit Palin too. Face it you repubes, you all are a bunch of America hating racist pigs- I feel sorry for your kids.

GOD HELP US IF OBAMA IS ELECTED. WILL HIS ACORN ORGANIZATION STEAL THE ELECTION WITH VOTER FRAUD? HE HAS BASED HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON LIES, GREED AND CORRUPTION. THE MAN CANNOT BE TRUSTED. For the first time in my adult lifetime I'm fearful for the future of my Country.

Never in the history of America have we had such a dangerous candidate. Cloaked in political correctness and a pernicious media bias we are tittering on the brink of complete disaster.

Obviously the majority of the electorate just isn't buying what you're trying to sell.

Today Barack speaks of McCains hard fight them flips him the finger the same way he did Hillary. Where is the story about the tape that came out yesterday with Barack in SF telling them his cap and trade will be more extensive then any other plan. That coal plants will not be able to afford his plan and will go bankrupt. He said enery prices are going to go up significately. Don't you people realize he wants our country to become a welfare country dependent upon the govern! This is how dictators gain power. A black women on tape said she cannot believe it that come Wednesday she will no longer have to pay her mortgage or buy anything that Obama is going to supply her with everything! What kind of garbage is he telling these ignorant people? Why on earth would anyone with half a brain vote for someone who wants to destroy our country? Why would we want the unions to force every small business to be intimidated by Acorn style tactics to go union? Barack speaks of hope his hope is to bring this great country to its knees to become dependant on the government for everything. We will become poorer and poorer as are all the socilist countries.